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Sources: Amazon will unveil Echo speaker with 7" touch screen that has video calling feature, expected to be announced as soon as Tuesday, ship as soon as June — Amazon is due to unveil a new Echo speaker with a screen that will incorporate video calling capabilities, according to people familiar with the matter.
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eMarketer forecast: Amazon to control 71% of voice-controlled speaker market in US this year, ahead of Google Home's 24% — Amazon is dominating the voice-controlled speaker market, according to a new forecast from eMarketer out this morning. The maker of the Echo-branded speakers …
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| Cade Metz / Wired: |
Uber hires University of Toronto AI expert Raquel Urtasun to oversee development of new AI research lab in Canada — Uber is hiring Raquel Urtasun, a prominent artificial intelligence researcher at the University of Toronto, as the ride-hailing company aims to build a lab for driverless car research … | Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
A look at the UI for Google's “Fuchsia” smartphone OS, written with cross-platform Flutter SDK, as the over-arching purpose of the project remains unclear — Taking a look at Google's mysterious third operating system. — Google, never one to compete in a market with a single product …
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Hotfix IT, 9to5Google, CNET, The Verge, PhoneDog.com, Ubergizmo, TechSpot, Neowin, ExtremeTech, Droid Life, The Tech Report, Android Central, Android Authority, The Next Web, Softpedia News, Pocketnow, SlashGear, Engadget, Pocket-lint, TechnoBuffalo, Digital Trends, and Android Police. Tweets: @mhbergen
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram now lets users post images from mobile web, addressing markets with slower networks; mobile web version lacks video uploads, filters, Stories, and DMs — Instagram wants to be the photo app for the whole world, even if you can't or won't download it.
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Digital Trends, Android Authority, iPhone in Canada Blog, Ubergizmo, The Verge, Engadget, CNET, MacRumors, Android Central, Mashable, and 9to5Mac. Tweets: @joshconstine
| Shadia Nasralla / Reuters: |
Austrian court rules Facebook must remove postings deemed as hate speech across the platform and not just in Austria, strengthening an earlier ruling — Facebook must remove postings deemed as hate speech, an Austrian court has ruled, in a legal victory for campaigners who want to force … | Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Urban transport app Citymapper trials its own smart bus and transport service in London, with “popup” routes using its own branded buses — Popular city transport app Citymapper has revealed an ambitious plan to reinvent the humble bus, creating vehicles fit for the smart city era.
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
NVIDIA partners with 50+ companies that make security cameras as it introduces Metropolis, new analytics that uses AI to analyze video surveillance data — In a city of the future, it would be nice to know quickly if there's a fire burning out of control, a crime in progress at a certain location …
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Comcast invests in mesh router maker Plume, launches Xfinity xFi for managing your home's wireless network — Comcast this morning has launched a new service called Xfinity xFi that will allow customers to better manage and control their home Wi-Fi network through an online dashboard …
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| Sam Gustin / Motherboard: |
John Oliver urges internet users to defend net neutrality again — HBO comedian John Oliver is a strong supporter of net neutrality, the principle that all internet content should be treated equally. He made that clear in 2014 when he urged viewers to flood the Federal Communications Commission's website …
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| April Glaser / Recode: |
Parrot forms “prosumer” drone division and unveils 3 new drones, to better compete with DJI and others in $500-$1K range, following downsizing earlier this year — With three new drones. — French drone maker Parrot is starting a new division to bridge the gap between … | Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Pandora announces $150M investment from private equity firm KKR as it posts $132M Q1 loss, resignation of two board members, new independent board committee — Pandora Media Inc. received $150 million from KKR & Co. and will step up its efforts to explore strategic options, including a possible sale of the internet radio company.Sponsor Posts
Command Line:
Bringing local models and sandboxed tools to Windows and GitHub Copilot — GitHub Copilot will soon determine when a task is best handled by on-device AI and when it needs cloud-scale models.
Bringing local models and sandboxed tools to Windows and GitHub Copilot — GitHub Copilot will soon determine when a task is best handled by on-device AI and when it needs cloud-scale models.
Will Reed:
The best sales leaders aren't job hunting. Here's how to reach them without months of cold outreach. — Our team came from Box, Square, and Brex, so we already know the GTM leaders worth meeting.
The best sales leaders aren't job hunting. Here's how to reach them without months of cold outreach. — Our team came from Box, Square, and Brex, so we already know the GTM leaders worth meeting.
Zoho:
Zoho Books now supports CT600 & Final Accounts Filing as an add-on in the FREE plan — Managing end-of-year filing for limited companies in the UK is often expensive and multi-layered.
Zoho Books now supports CT600 & Final Accounts Filing as an add-on in the FREE plan — Managing end-of-year filing for limited companies in the UK is often expensive and multi-layered.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
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Qualcomm's CEO on the coming AI phone supercycle
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Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more.
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The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
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Channels with Peter Kafka:
Larry Ellison's Media Ambitions & Kevin Roose on AI's Biggest Gamble
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Google's AI Infrastructure Chief, Amin Vahdat, on the Physics & Economics of Frontier AI
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